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4 Bad Habits to Avoid For Healthy Teeth

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If you brush twice a day and have hardly ever experienced any kind of major problems involving oral health, you can easily believe that your teeth will invariably remain in good shape. Still there are numerous daily activities that may be gradually yet steadily harming your teeth. Consider the following frequent habits that may trigger serious, extensive issues, and try to overcome any which seem familiar. 1. Brushing Teeth to Vigorously It might seem you are being conscientious, however brushing your teeth way too vigorously can in fact trigger more harm than good because it weakens the teeth enamel considerably. You can try to thoroughly brush your teeth with a softer brush, and remember to brush them in delicate, even circles. 2. Drinking Diet Soda or Fruit Juice Even though drinking diet soft drinks may help your waist, it destroys your teeth because of the acidic properties connected with artificial sweeteners such as aspartame. At the same time, regular soda contains a ...

Cleaning teeth after implantation and other dental procedures?

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Whatever non-invasive methods are not specialists performed extractions, implants, transplants hard or soft tissue in the mouth and other surgical procedures, the occurrence of pain and some swelling after such invasive procedures is inevitable. In order to facilitate the healing process should be as accurately as possible to brush your teeth and use with special tools. First, pay special attention to the choice of pasta. It should not be hard abrasives, which are usually included in the whitening toothpastes, as they can not hurt to end the prolonged wound. It is best to brush your teeth with antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs with a high content of active oxygen. In addition, suggested after every meal use air foam for teeth that helps remove food debris and prevent them from falling into the inflamed area. Perhaps the most important tool in the cleaning process is considered a toothbrush, and then exactly how you use it. Only with the help of ultrasoft brush you can gen...

Chinese complain about the high cost of dental implants

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Installation of dental implants cost Chinese tens of thousands of yuan. According to the agency, this segment of the market only began to develop in China, and the cost of such services varies from a few thousand to tens of thousands of yuan, depending on the materials used. "Despite the fact that the prevalence of dental implants in China is low, they are already making a profit is very good, many clinics now specially engaged in the development of this part of the market", - said the representative of the Shanghai dental clinic by the name of Mao. Also, according to the speaker, the cost of the implant cost 30,000 yuan ($ 4,900) is about 3,000 yuan ($ 491). His colleague from the hospital in Changzhou, Jiangsu Province, Mao confirmed the price tag, saying that the cost of the implant is about 10%. At the same time stressed that the profitability of some consumable parts is very high, and sometimes reaches 600%, the speaker also said that investing in dentistry, it i...

7 facts about teeth that need to know

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We all know that we should brush your teeth twice a day, floss daily and go to the dentist every six months. What else you need to know about the teeth to protect them from tooth decay? 1. Dry mouth can cause holes in the teeth. Saliva helps to chew and swallow food, and protects teeth from oral diseases (caries, gingivitis). Furthermore, saliva helps keep intact enamel neutralizing acid (as ingested with the food, and generated by the bacteria of the oral cavity). Remember that 8-10 glasses of water a day will not only save from dehydration , but also help to avoid dry mouth. 2. Brushing your teeth after eating. You can not brush your teeth immediately after eating, especially if it contains a high amount of acid. In this case, the toothbrush of the assistant becomes it helps to rub acid softened enamel areas, which increases of caries. To save enamel, teeth should be brushed at least half an hour after meals. If you just drank a liquid with high acidity, it should drink wa...

Whitening teeth

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The researches of the British Royal Society of Chemistry, teeth whitening using ultraviolet lamp is bad for the health of the skin and eyes, according Tacade.com. According to the head of research Breyzel Helen (Ellen Brazzel), after bleaching procedure using an ultraviolet lamp can be damage to the skin and eyes caused by radioactive exposure to UV. As explained by the doctor, one such procedure is equivalent "to fire in the middle of summer in open space with no protection from the sun." In high-risk patients are those with sensitive skin and increased reaction to light. Ultraviolet for whitening teeth used to enhance the effectiveness of agents such as hydrogen peroxide . In December 2013, another group of British scientists has established how much sugar can be used to keep your teeth healthy. About the latest developments of dental science and modern methods of dental treatment in the special project "All about dentistry" .

Lollipops protect teeth from decay and bacteria

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German researchers at the biotechnology company created lollipops with bacteria that help fight tooth decay. To achieve the desired effect, microbiologists added to candy population dead bacteria Lactobacillus paracasei, says the results of their study published in the Journal of Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins . Caries occurs because oral microorganisms, during the life of releasing an acid that damage the tooth enamel. To reduce the amount of streptococci microbiologists led added to candy canes killed by heat treatment Lactobacillus paracasei. As microbiologists believe, these lactic acid bacteria associated with streptococcal thanks located in their cell wall sugars. Then, when a person swallows or spits saliva microorganisms, they leave the mouth. In unusual trials involved 60 volunteers candies, half of which went to lollipops with bacteria (the first group), the other used the regular sweets with the same taste (the second group). Scientists took saliva samples f...

Half of teens wearing braces for nothing

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Because standards of beauty imposed by the film industry and glossy magazines, girls in half times more likely boys wear braces to correct the shape of their teeth. These are the results of a study conducted by American sociologists among children 8-11 years. In twice as many adolescent girls are dissatisfied with the shape of their teeth (compared with boys) and ready to wear braces to subsequently look beautiful. While 56% of girls and 47% boys, have dared to wear braces, there is no need to correct the bite on medical and aesthetic indications. Similar data were received and German sociologists: according to the results of their research, braces are 38% of girls and 30% of boys aged 11 to 14 years. According to statistics, which lead orthodontist, about the same number of children of both sexes need braces for occlusion . Such love to braces - a consequence of rigid standards of beauty imposed by glossy magazines and fashion films, sociologists say. As explained by the ...

Metal Braces: Best Form Of Orthodontic braces Of All Times

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The term braces does not really bring a smile to our face. This is because you know that it is your very smile that is going to be affected by braces. Braces the term has somehow become a generalized term for metal braces. They are shunned, disliked by all but they are still preferred as the best form of braces. Metal braces have indeed travelled a long way and with every passing age the complications in its mechanism became simpler. The first braces were used in the 1950s when the use of stainless steel was introduces. The bonding of the metal brackets directly with the teeth was started from the 1980s and today metal braces are quite comfortable to use. But there are still certain advantages due to which metal braces are still very popular almost after fifty years of its invention and use. Advantages Of Metal braces The best part of metal braces is that they are still now very cost effective. In comparison to Invisalign which costs around $3000 to $9000 these braces are one ti...

The State of Dentistry in India Today

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Dentists in India If you follow dental news or you happen to be interested in dentistry in India you may have come across articles on the subject of the number of dentists in India. The Dental Council of India has recently appealed to ministers to prevent the opening of new dental colleges in some states. The number of graduates is increasing year on year and more and more graduate dentists are struggling to find a job. According to the World Health Organisation, the recommended ratio of dentists to patients should be 1:7500, but in some areas of India, including Maharashtra, the ration has dropped to 1:5000 and there are not enough jobs to go round for newly qualified dentists. In the state alone, there are 35 dental collages, producing 3000 new dentists every year. A graduate dentist who qualified recently said that a decade ago there was a huge amount of prestige attached to being a dentist, but there are now so many dentists and clinics on every corner that there is little ...